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On Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:17:40 GMT, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, John
Lewis wrote: 

>On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:42:40 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Civ V: all settings on max - 80C
>>
>>Witcher 2: high settings - 81C
>>
>>Witcher 2: uber settings - 82C
>>
>>RAGE - high res textures - 70C
>>
>>OCCT - Vid card Stress test - 79-80C
>>
>>IOW, Civ (at all settings max) works the card hard, as hard as the stress
>>test, but it's not unlike other games. Witcher 2 is worse, and ~80-81C is
>>fine in my book. Anything around <85ish is okay in my book, really.
>>
>>http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop/geforce-gtx-680/specifications
>>
>>Max op. temp for your 680 is 98C, which seems a bit excessive.
>>
>>-- 
>>Zag
>>
>>No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
>>spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten
>
>The nVidia 6xx/Titan Kepler series has very sophisticated built-in
>power limiting and thermal protection. The card will slow execution
>cycles if over-dissipating. Short of capriciously modifying the BIOS,
>you should be safe. Try running Furmark and notice the hiccups in the
>thermal graph and the FPS slow-down. That's the protection coming into
>play. Make sure that the case ventilation iis optimized if you want
>maximum performance.
>

I've found that monitoring software is good if you suspect your fans are
caked up with dust. I have that problem in my house; I own cats.

Regardless of any safeguards they put on the hardware, and the Kepler
stuff is solid, it's a good idea to keep a loose eye on the ball.

-- 
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten